signed and titled in English and dated 1988 on the reverse, framed

Private Collection
SBI Auction, Tokyo, 25 February 2012, lot 85
Acquired by the present owner from the above

This work is accompanied with an artwork registration card issued by the artist's ꧑studio

This work is in good condition with minor surface accretion and hairline craquelures to the extreme edges. There are minor vertical abrasion marks to the lower left corner and pinpoint paintlosses intermittently along the top edge and lower right corner. When examined under ultraviolet light, there appears to be no evidence of restoration.
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